we talking about rap thoWell Joe Budden created a lane for himself beyond record labels, which I guess makes him a Pioneer. I can't think of anybody else offhand that created a lane for himself the way Joe Budden did.
How about Naughty By Nature? They were hot in the early to mid 90s, but they didn't even last 10 years. Or if they did, they didn't get as much shine as when they came out with O.P.P.
Master P is a pioneer because of what he did with No Limit, but what about Silk The Shocker? Silk had a big hit with It Ain't My Fault and he was also on some other No Limit albums, but he was really only hot for two or three years.
Then we have the one hit wonders. Mims fits the description of a one hit wonder because besides This Is Why I'm Hot, I doubt if anybody on ABW could name another song by Mims.
1. Pioneer
2. Legend
3. Veteran
4. ???
5. One Hit Wonder
This is all starting to make sense to me.
as an emcee, joe has a cult following but not revered by the masses in any way dealing with music
Joe has a BUNCH of songs that are my personal favorites but you would be hard pressed to find 10 people that know him outside of pump it up or love and hip hop